The Government of Saskatchewan’s 2026 Small Business Profile, announced on 20 October and using 2025 data, counts 156,850 small businesses in the province, the second-highest number per capita nationally. Its definition covers businesses with fewer than 50 employees, including non-employers; these represent 98.8% of businesses. In the separate SEPH employment statistics, small businesses employ 154,130 of 518,924 covered payroll employees, or 29.7%. This is not a share of the province’s entire workforce.
The profile says these firms provided more than C$8.3 billion in wages and salaries in 2025. The province notes that they operate across the economy, including agriculture, mining and manufacturing. The figures describe the size and contribution of the sector; they are not a new government spending commitment or a forecast.
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Indicators
Saskatchewan: business counts and payroll employment
2025 data in the 2026 profile: business-register counts and the separate SEPH payroll-employment population must not be confused.
Business locations: fewer than 50 employees; non-employers included
156,850 countData period: 2025 · Observed
Small-business share of all business locations
98.8 percentData period: 2025 · Observed
Small-business payroll employees covered by SEPH
154,130 countData period: 2025 · Observed
Total payroll employees covered by SEPH
518,924 countData period: 2025 · Observed
Small-business share of SEPH payroll employment
29.7 percentData period: 2025 · Observed
Source and methodology
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Uses the official PDF’s technical note and Tables 1 and 4. Small-business counts are location-based and cover fewer than 50 employees, including non-employers. 156,850 and 98.8% belong to this register. 154,130, 518,924 and 29.7% belong to the separate SEPH payroll-employee population, not the entire workforce. SEPH excludes non-payroll self-employment and some sectors such as agriculture/fishing. Source rounding is retained; counts must not be added.
The Government of Saskatchewan’s 2026 Small Business Profile, announced on 20 October and using 2025 data, counts 156,850 small businesses in the province, the second-highest number per capita nationally. Its definition covers businesses with fewer than 50 employees, including non-employers; these represent 98.8% of businesses. In the separate SEPH employment statistics, small businesses employ 154,130 of 518,924 covered payroll employees, or 29.7%. This is not a share of the province’s entire workforce.
The Government of Saskatchewan’s 2026 Small Business Profile, announced on 20 October and using 2025 data, counts 156,850 small businesses in the province, the second-highest number per capita nationally. Its definition covers businesses with fewer than 50 employees, including non-employers; these represent 98.8% of businesses. In the separate SEPH employment statistics, small businesses employ 154,130 of 518,924 covered payroll employees, or 29.7%. This is not a share of the province’s entire workforce.
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